[BC] LPB's Little "Blue" 5c Console

[Tom]

Hmmm...

Well,until I upgraded to the AudioArts A-50, I was using, in 
chronological order, a Radio Shack DJ mixer, a BE 4S50 (which also 
doesn't have an audition channel, BTW) and then I decided to just feed 
the automation directly into the Optimod.  With either a patch bay or a 
small routing switcher - heck, even a Henry StereoSwitch 3x1 or an RDL 
4x1 would be enough, I'd think.

The Henry:

http://tinyurl.com/a9p2fn

The RDL:

http://tinyurl.com/akzr63

Just saw a 10x1 on eBay within the past few days...

Searching eBay for "routing switcher" turns up LOTS of stuff...

Nostalgia time:

http://cgi.ebay.com/DYNAIR-VS-6A-VIDEO-ROUTING-SWITCHER-RACK-MOUNT-6-INPUT_W0QQitemZ360052486478

TINY'd

http://tinyurl.com/ap92x6

a BANG BOX!  SO-239s no less!

<grin>

I suspect that over the next several months, a bunch of great deals will 
be available as TV stations start removing their analog gear... a 
process that could take up to ten years or more...

I saw a couple of GVG Ten-XL 10x2x1 (stereo) audio switchers for under 
$150...a couple of Leitch switchers...Videotek...

HTH

wmroradio at bellsouth.net wrote:
> Why I have this on my mind, are there any commerical stations using the LPB "Blue 5c", small blue console? My sports guy came in this afternoon and asked me, "are we going to be using THAT on a permanent basis!???" I said for now, yes.
>
> I laughed to myself, it does look like an "oversized" toy console, but it really isn't. Monday thru Saturday, my station is satellite automated with an ABC Music Format and we are only using the last 2 faders for that. 
>
> Sunday's I have to have 2 mics, 2 cd players, and the dial up line for church services. It seems to accommodate that well. The only pitfall it has, no audition channel. We always have used the control room board for what little production we do, and I have been using the cue channel on the little blue board to feed the PC to record.
>
> My thoughts are this, why have such a "MONSTER" board for a little 1 KW AM station that is automated like we are? All my other stuff, spots, weather, news, special programming, is download from somewhere else, scheduled, and played back through the automation system.
>
> Just some thoughts on the "cutest" board from the past 10 years. Does anyone have one they use as an on air console? If so, do you like it?
>
> Scott
>
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> Scott Bailey
> President/General Manager
> WMRO-AM, Magic 1560
> Gallatin, TN
>
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> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: wmroradio at bellsouth.net
>   
> There was a picture of a station posted here on the board not to long ago that 
> was on a local, "Class C" channel using a slant wire. What were the call letters 
>   
>> of that station and is the picture still on the NECRAT.com website?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>    Scott
>>
>> --
>> Scott Bailey
>> President/General Manager
>> WMRO-AM, Magic 1560
>> Gallatin, TN
>>
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Tom Spencer
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